The biggest surprise on the soulful journey to authenticity, whether as a philosophy or a spiritual path, is that the path is a spiral. We go up, but we go in circles. Eash time around, the view gets a little bit wider.

Only dreams give birth to change.

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

There might be a few things in a woman's life that a romantic interlude won't cure, but I don't know any of them.

Become abundant with your compliments to others. We're all so fragile, especially when we put on a brave face. A sincere compliment can penetrate beneath even the most sophisticated masks to soothe troubled souls.

You've got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old - whatever "the old" means for you.

Today, and everyday, take as your personal mantra: I am what I am and what I am is wonderful.